California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Coalinga, California on Sun, May 8, 1983, 5:06 AM PDT (12:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-08 12:06:32 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.212° N, 120.273° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.411 km SSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.820 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.89 km W of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.69 km WSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.09 km W of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.215 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.86 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.86 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.06 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15850 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.83 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.91 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.03 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.012 km NW of Avenal, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.13 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.318 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.90 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.1Central California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.115 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.38 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.116 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.412 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.29 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.314 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093607. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.